All-weather garment



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United States Patent O 3,333,281 ALL-WEATHER GARMENT Leona Wolf, 6419 W. Flagler St., Miami, Fla. 33130 Filed .lune 7, 1965, Ser. No. 461,930 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-211) ABSTRACT oF THE DISCLOSURE package.

This invention relates to garments and is more particularly directed to a skirt for protection against inclement weather.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide an all weather skirt which can be folded and contained in a carrying case that is secured to and forms a part of the skirt.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an al1-weather skirt which is worn in inclement weather over a womans dress and can normally be carried in the womans bag as a small compact article.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an ali-weather skirt with a pocket or case sewn to the inside portion of the skirt whereby the skirt can be folded into a small compact package and stored in the pocket when not in use.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide an all-weather skirt to be used in combination with an umbrella to eliminate the need for a full raincoat which in a warm climate is most uncomfortable.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

FIGURE l is a front elevational view of an all-weather skirt embodying my invention.

FIGURE 2 is a similar View showing its carrying pocket or carrying case in its upwardly folded direction in preparation for storing the skirt therein.

FIGURE 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a View similar to FIGURE 2 showing the first step of the manner of folding and pocketing the skirt.

FIGURE 5 is a similar view showing the final step of folding the skirt prior to pocketing the skirt in its carrying case.

FIGURE 6 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 7 is a side View of the carrying case with the skirt completely pocketed therein.

- FIGURE 8 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 8 8 of FIGURE 7.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals are used to designate similar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 refers to an all-weather skirt fabricated in accordance with my invention. The skirt 10 is itself of somewhat conventional structural fabricated of water repellant material such as polyethylene or vinyl plastic. The skirt 10 is provided with an outwardly ared skirt portion 11 which is shirred or gathered at the upper portion to form a waist band 12. The waist band 12 is made resilient `by virtue of using and sewing with an elastic type thread as at 13, 14 and 15 with the waist band material 12 in a gathered position. This permits the waist band 12 to be stretched and to return to its gathered position when the outward force stretching the waist band 12 is released.

At the time of the sewing of the waist band 12, a sleeve portion 16 which is open at both ends is laid along the inside surface of the waistband 12 with the top edge of the sleeve portion 16 below that of the top edge of the waistband 12 so that a carrying case or pocket is formed upon sewing the open ended sleeve portion 16 to the waistband 12 can be completely out of view when the skirt 10 is being worn as shown by the dotted line position in FIGURE 3.

Pockets 17 are made in somewhat the same manner as the sleeve portion or carrying case 16, namely using a sleeve portion that is open at both ends. The sleeve portion forming the pockets 17 are gathered adjacent both ends and sewn with an elastic thread 1S so that either end may be used as the open end of the pocket 17. When the pocket 17 is sewn to the skirt 11, ordinary non-resilient thread 19 is used to sew completely across the bottom edge of the pocket 17 while at the top edge the thread 2) merely tacks the inner wall portion of the pocket 17 to the skirt 11. This permits access to the inside of the pockets 17 without exposing any articles contained in the pockets 17 to the inclement Weather.

In the normal use of my all-weather skirt, when it is raining or snowing, the skirt 10 is merely slipped over the persons dress or skirt to prevent the latter from becoming soiled or wet. By using an umbrella to protect the persons upper portion of his garments there will be no need for a raincoat, etc., and thereby making it comfortable for the wearer in hot or torrid weather.

When my all-weather skirt 10 is not being used it is folded away and pocketed in the carrying case 16. This is effected by folding the skirt portion 11, longitudinally along vertically disposed folds until the skirt is of slightly less width than that of the pocket 16 as shown by FIGURE 4. Then the skirt 11 is folded along horizontally disposed folds, the folds of material being spaced by a distance slightly less than the length of the carrying case or pocket 16 until the position shown by FIGURES 5 and 6 is reached. Then the open end 20 of the carrying case or pocket 16 is pulled over the folded skirt portion and the skirt 11 is completely contained within the carrying case or pocket 16 as best shown by FIGURES 7 and 8. As can readily be seen, the resulting package is small and compact and will readily fit in a persons pocket or in a womans bag.

What I claim as new and desire to Patent of the United States is:

1. An all-weather garment comprising a skirt poftion secure Aby Letters of water repellant material and having an upper edge portion, said upper edge portion being shirred and sewn with elastic thread means thereby forming a resilient waist portion, a one piece sleeve portion, said elastic thread fastening one end of said sleeve portion to the inside surface of said upper edge portion of said skirt portion and closing said one end of said sleeve portion thereby forming a pocket having its closed end adjacent said upper edge, the other end of said sleeve portion being open and adapted to receive said garment in a folded condition to form a relatively small and compact package.

2. An all-Weather garment comprising a skirt portion of Water repellant material and having an upper edge portion, pocket members mounted on said skirt portion, said upper edge portion being shirred and sewn with elastic thread means thereby forming a resilient Waist portion, a one piece sleeve portion, said elastic thread fastening one end of said sleeve portion to the inside surface of said upper edge portion of said skirt portion and closing said one end of said sleeve portion thereby forming a pocket having its closed end adjacent said upper edge, the other end of said sleeve portion being open and adapted to receive said garment in a folded condition to form a relatively small and compact package.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,197,236 9/1916 Schnur 2-87 2,292,347 8/1942 Bailey 2-1 X 2,434,743 2/1947 Middendorf 2--221 2,513,074 6/1950 Wolfe 2-84 2,570,848 10/1951 Ozenberger 2-48 2,604,631 7/1952 Vigorito 2-211 2,791,775 5/1957 Sartell 2-695 3,085,254 4/ 1963 Cutler 2-87 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

S. HAWKINS, H. HUNTER, Assistant Examiners. 

2. AN ALL-WEATHER GARMENT COMPRISING A SKIRT PORTION OF WATER REPELLANT MATERIAL AND HAVING AN UPPER EDGE PORTION, POCKET MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID SKIRT PORTION, SAID UPPER EDGE PORTION BEING SHIRRED AND SEWN WITH ELASTIC THREAD MEANS THEREBY FORMING A RESILIENT WAIST PORTION, A ONE PIECE SLEEVE PORTION, SAID ELASTIC THREAD FASTENING ONE END OF SAID SLEEVE PORTION TO THE INSIDE SURFACE OF SAID UPPER EDGE PORTION OF SAID SKIRT PORTION AND CLOSING SAID ONE END OF SAID SLEEVE PORTION THEREBY FORMING A POCKET HAVING ITS CLOSED END ADJACENT SAID UPPER EDGE, THE OTHER END OF SAID SLEEVE PORTION BEING OPEN AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID GARMENT IN A FOLDED CONDITION TO FORM A RELATIVELY SMALL AND COMPACT PACKAGE. 